Director, Accounting
Palm Bay, Florida;
Job ID IMS20221904-80905Overview
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My favorite part of working for L3Harris is knowing that the parts that I procure go into products that help save lives.
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L3Harris Work Perks
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Health
- Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
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Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility treatment
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Pet insurance
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Well-Being
- No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
- Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
- Discount platform
- 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees, effective October 24, 2022.
Job Description
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Job Title: Director, Accounting
Job Code: IMS20221904-80905
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; Remote
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a Senior Principal, Technical Accounting for the Integrated Mission Systems segment (IMS), reporting directly to the Vice President, Segment Controller. The ideal candidate for this role has strong technical ASC 606 experience, including its application to both government and commercial contracts.
Essential Duties
- Serve as subject matter expert to advise segment leadership and business partners on technical accounting issues, including but not limited to revenue recognition standards
- Review contracts, evaluate and communicate accounting consequences of potential transactions
- Review revenue recognition templates, prepared by the divisions, to document revenue recognition conclusions for new contracts and contract modifications
- Research technical accounting matters and prepare well-written memorandums and presentations articulating these matters
- Develop and deliver training to segment finance teams and peers for appropriate understanding of the application of the revenue recognition guidance with respect to our contracts
- Stay abreast of changes in accounting guidance, assess impacts to accounting policies and procedure and financial reporting
- Maintain effective, collaborative relationships with operational and financial management
- Recommend process or policy additions or enhancements in support of revenue recognition or other technical accounting matters
- Liaise with external auditors to support the company’s positions
- Assist with financial reporting tasks as necessary
- Support internal and external audit activities as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related degree and 15 years of related experience. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance, which requires US citizenship
- 5+ years of revenue recognition experience
- CPA with active license
- Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Prior public accounting experience
- Ability to work under consultative direction and set own priorities
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred Additional Experience:
- Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance, and 13 years of related experience
- Big Four experience, especially with audits or consulting of clients with government business and complex contracts
- Experience in contract accounting, preferably including U.S. government contracts
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Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.